Apollo 8 to orbit Moon as Christmas gift to nation
NASA announces Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders will launch December 21 aboard Saturn 5 to circle the Moon ten times then return to Earth in a 58 hour flight. The mission aims to test lunar environment ahead of a July landing.
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Weather forecast for plateau plains and New England snow storm
Snow and snow showers forecast for the Plateau regions and Western Plains with lower plateaus and Western Texas showers. Snow expected from New England to the lower Lakes and central Appalachians. Heavy snow warnings persist with 4 to 8 inches possible by morning. Tonight lows 25 to 32 with highs in the 30s and winds northeast 15 to 30 mph. Partial clearing tonight and Thursday. Sunrise 6 39 Sunset 4 42. Middletown rainfall to date 32 79 inches yesterday 0 75 inches last year 34 48 inches Middletown High 33.
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Supreme Court ruling prompts Scopes quote on religion and science
Shreveport edition reports John T Scopes commenting on a ruling that voids state bans on teaching evolution. He says any law using state power to enforce one group’s ideas makes that group an active ally of the state. Full story on page 6.
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NATO calls for more troops and universal service
Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer warned that the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia shifts Central Europe’s balance and demands stronger NATO forces and weapons. He urged revamping mobilization to hours or days and a minimum 18 months service for all NATO nations.
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